Swan Fine Instruments

Major upgrade for this workhorse. Excited to put it to use in the shop tomorrow on some gnarly ebony.

Latest custom tailpiece. Figured pear with mother of pearl and brass. Individual delrin saddles for custom height at each string with the advantage of low friction durability.

My most recent extension is off for its European tour. I have developed a technique that allows me to route the string through the extension using only one wheel. The extension itself is ebony with delrin latches and aluminum hardware. It is perfectly fit to the scroll and held in place with only string tension and a single pin in the end of the fingerboard. Drilling scrolls and screwing extensions on is archaic and something we need to stop doing.

My first example of this technique can be seen in the February 2021 Strad article on the 1850 George Craske I helped restore.

Butchered by past repairs and then involved in a car accident. This little side project will become great workhorse of a bass when it is all put back together!